Our faith should inform our public policy because as participants in a sinful society we will share its judgments. Because we are all affected by sin, we should raise our…
Armageddon The city of Megiddo was located between the Plain of Jezreel and Israel’s western coast. Throughout history, many decisive battles have been fought near Megiddo – largely because the…
“Revelation was written not only for persecuted churches like Smyrna and Phila-delphia; it was also written for compromising churches like Sardis, Thyatira, and Laodicea, and for some experiencing both like…
“Dear Children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour…
Many Christians in the United States are afraid that their witness may offend someone, but Revelation emphasizes that our witness for Jesus is worth even our lives. Comfort is a…
It is both difficult and dangerous to tell the truth. People who tell the truth not infrequently get killed. In Ezekiel 3:1-3 the Prophet is commanded to eat a scroll…
God is sovereign, but in his sovereign plan, he has chosen to make the prayers of his people part of the exercise of his will. Often judgment follows prayer with…
Who can stand? “Now it is God who makes both us and you STAND firm in Christ. He anointed us, set His SEAL of ownership on us, and put His…
The Gospel declared God’s love for the world; Roman decrees put the people who believed it in prison and on crosses. Christ lived, suffered, died, and rose again – and…
The last word to the Laodicean church was an invitation to worship. Christians worship with a conviction that they are in the presence of God. Worship is an act of…